Science Fun

This winter was absolutely brutally cold. On a particularly frigid day I concocted a few science experiments. The kids didn't have a long attention span for them but enjoyed them anyway.  First we used food coloring in milk and used a cotton swab with dish soap on it to see what it did to the colors. Then we used liquids to see them separate out due to their type (safflower oil, water, & dish soap). And ended with two showings of the boiling water into mist when thrown into the -22 degree air (no photos for safety reasons). After they moved on to other things I made the set up for frozen luminaries. I learned that it took longer to freeze then I thought. They didn't turn out perfectly but it was still fun to try.

 

food coloring runs away from dish soap in milk

 

Only works a time or two then they stirred the colors together

 

oil on top, water in middle, dish soap on bottom

 

Set up for frozen luminaries